Best Comunting bike?

[Nick_69]

As of april i will have new work place which offers no parking for cars so i was thinking bout selling the car and getting another bike but i was wondering what is the best commuting bike up to bout 700cc and around the anything up to 3800 mark

[speedplay]

Theres a cheap bandit 600 on here somewhere...
Upright, comfy etc etc...

[speedplay]

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=162327

[kaivalagi]

Why not use the SV? It's a good commuter, good mpg and comfy for a longish ride and is worth less than you are willing to pay for a commuter bike anyway...

How far do you need to travel? Do you want/need upright bars/higher seated position? twin or il4?

[speedplay]

Why not use the SV? It's a good commuter, good mpg and comfy for a longish ride as is worth less than you are willing to pay for a commuter bike anyway...



You have got to be kidding right?

I used mine daily from here to redditch and felt like I had been raped!

Not the comfiest commuter by any stretch!!

[yorkie_chris]

Aye, how far.

Any distance, I'd probably look seriously at a dullville as they're very good on fuel and importantly tyres.

Shorter distance, little stuff is good, 125s, 250s, even 600 singles.

[davepreston]

but the naked is speedplay my friend especially with a corbin/tony archer seat

[kaivalagi]

You have got to be kidding right?

I used mine daily from here to redditch and felt like I had been raped!

Not the comfiest commuter by any stretch!!

I admit I felt it doing 350 mile round trips in a day but doing a work commute aint that bad really...

Granted something with riser bars would be better suited, but it really does depend on distance. Having a second bike and the maintenance and insurance that goes with it might be a tad overboard I think.

edit: top yoke riser bar kit for the SV650S?

[speedplay]

but the naked is speedplay my friend especially with a corbin/tony archer seat


But the naked IS a commuter...;)


My 650s was awful to be cramped up on for too long :(

[speedplay]

Having a second bike and the maintenance and insurance that goes with it might be a tad overboard I think.


In the OP he mentions selling his car.

So the maintainance/insurance is already there.

The insurance would probably be cheaper if you add it to an existing bike policy anyway.

Theres always the option of selling both the car and the sv and getting a VFR or GS etc...

[davepreston]

also how tall are you as this will effect ideas for certain bikes eg i look like a pleb on the wifes gz 125 (shut it speedplay)





ps rob change that avatar its freaky and off putting

[kaivalagi]

In the OP he mentions selling his car.

So the maintainance/insurance is already there.

The insurance would probably be cheaper if you add it to an existing bike policy anyway.

Theres always the option of selling both the car and the sv and getting a VFR or GS etc...

Agreed, but if the run is all of 20 miles then why not the SV650S...and save a lot on no car or other bike...

Like the idea of a VFR or similar (shaft drive maybe) or as edited in my above post what about a riser bar kit for the sv the OP has already?

[speedplay]

i look like a pleb on the wifes gz 125

Was about to answer...

(shut it speedplay)

Bugger :(



ps rob change that avatar its freaky and off putting

You love it :)

[Nick_69]

Agreed, but if the run is all of 20 miles then why not the SV650S...and save a lot on no car or other bike...

Like the idea of a VFR or similar (shaft drive maybe) or as edited in my above post what about a riser bar kit for the sv the OP has already?

Well ive got a SV650S k9 and i rele to keep it looking nice still and its not that comfy.

Im 5ft 11in ive been looking at kawaski versys

[davepreston]

if its just a hack your looking for a er6 possibly or as said the blandit or a dullsville ,

[yorkie_chris]

How far is the commute?

[Andrew's]

As a tool I would consider a Maxi scooter, either the Burgman

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201103377582462/sort/priceasc/cc-from/500cc/cc-to/700cc/maximum-age/up_to_5_years_old/price-to/4000/model/an_burgman/make/suzuki/page/1/radius/1500/postcode/sa991bn/advert-type/featured-listing/dealer/9643/usedbikes?logcode=flp

or a silverwing

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201041370267708/sort/priceasc/usedbikes/price-to/4000/maximum-mileage/up_to_10000_miles/cc-from/500cc/cc-to/700cc/model/fjs600_silverwing/make/honda/page/1/radius/1500/postcode/sa991bn?logcode=p

Very comfortable, good visibility, excellent weather protection, low body maintenance, good storage, decent residuals, brisk enough etc etc...

My FIL has a '09 silverwing and my instructor had x2 '01 silverwings one of which has over 100k miles and is still going strong. It has even been stolen and recovered twice and found in a stream the second time. He never really services it properly as and when it 'feels' like it needs one it goes in and still it strides on...

[Stig]

Dullsville. Had one myself as a winter hack. It gets you to and from work, it still stops you getting stuck in traffic. It's shaft drive (virtually no maintenance). Has built in panniers for your sandwiches and work clothes. Does over 200 miles on a tank easy, tyres last for ever. Has good protection and if you get one with a touring screen, no wind blast at all. Has a rock solid engine. Get a topbox for it and your good to go.

I've gone to distant meetings on it. Had my suit in the topbox and other bits and pieces in the panniers (shoes n'stuff). Did a quick change in the carpark when I got there. All my bike gear went in the panniers and topbox and no one would have known I had just driven a motorcycle there.

[speedplay]

As a tool I would consider a Maxi scooter, either the Burgman


or a silverwing

Very comfortable, good visibility, excellent weather protection, low body maintenance, good storage, decent residuals, brisk enough etc etc...



Who TF are you?!

Think your on the wrong forum mate...:rolleyes:



;)

[embee]

Dullsville. Had one myself as a winter hack. It gets you to and from work, ................I've gone to distant meetings on it. Had my suit in the topbox and other bits and pieces in the panniers (shoes n'stuff).

Another satisfied Deau owner here. No ball of fire but a lot better than some journos would have you believe. Only one or 2 slight niggles to watch out for, but broadly speaking they're bomb-proof. A couple of couriers on the owners' forum have had 3 or more of them doing 150k hard use.

You can pick up very tidy 650 (carb) versions for a couple of k, 3k will get you a nice 700 (FI+ABS).

[yorkie_chris]

You can get a bag of crap one for a couple of hundred quid that will still last ages, it's mental spending £3k on a hack

[beabert]

You have got to be kidding right?

I used mine daily from here to redditch and felt like I had been raped!

Not the comfiest commuter by any stretch!!

Thats redditch for you.

I am never ever uncomfy on the SV since the corbin seat.

[Stig]

You can get a bag of crap one for a couple of hundred quid that will still last ages, it's mental spending £3k on a hack

Indeed. If memory serves me correctly I picked up mine for about £350 with a brand new MOT. It served me well for the time I had it. 2 years I believe it was. Only issue I had was a rotting exhaust which was exchanged for a stainless steel system and new front discs because they had worn to minimum thickness. The exhaust and discs together cost about £100. Bargain. :thumright: